Device for separating the inner and outer parts of double collars for shirts



Nov. 10, 1925.. 1,560,739

, F. E. STARR 1 DEVICE FOR SEPARATING THE INNER AND OUTER PARTS OFbQUBLE COLLARS FORTSHI RTS filed June 30,1924

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UNITED STAKES "PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK ELPHINSTQNE STARR, sYDNEY, EwfsoUTII TALES, AUSTRALIA, A-

SIGNOR To MEAKEBS LIMITED, or Lo noN, ENGLAND, AND ARTHUR ROBERT MARKS,OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

DEVICE .FOR sEPARATING THE INNER AND OUTEB- PAnTs or DOUBLE cotLAns FORSHIRTS. I

Application filed June 30, 1924. SeriaI'No. 723,318.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK EnriiiNs'roNn STARR, of Norwood, 34 EnglandAvenue,

h Iarrickville, Sydney, New South l Vales, Australia, a subject of theKing of Great Britain and lrelan'd, have invented certain new andusefulDeviccs for Separating the Inner and Outer'Parts of Double Collarsfor Shirts, of which the following'is a specification. 1 I

' This invention has reference to devices for use with shirt collars offolded or double form which are stiffened for use and genen ally adaptedto receive a tie or similar article of dress. It is often found inpractice that after such collars have been returned from a laundry theouter and inner portions thereof either adhere to each other or are soclose to each other as to prevent free movement of the tie or similararticle of dress when arranged between such portions and after thecollar has been secured in position, for example, to a neck band of ashirt.

The device according'to this invention enables the collar to be sotreated after being returned from the laundry as to permit of freemovement of the tie or similar article of dress between the outer andinner portions thereof after the collar has been se cured in position,the device serving to sep arate the outer and inner portions of thecollar from each other or space them apart throughout the length thereofand at the same time to hold them against appreciable displacement, theouter and inner portions being thus spaced from each other for theirentire width except at or in close proximity to the junction of suchportions at which they are practically unaffected, the somewhat sharprounded upper wearing edge of the collar being retained. To this endstated broadk the device comprises three approximately parallel membersthe inner or intermediate member being capable of arrangement betweenthe said outerand inner portions of the collar which are respectivelydisposed between such intermediate member and the outer members on theopposite sides thereof, these outer members virtually forming a closedspace for the reception of the intermediate member. When thus arrangedthe drawings.

relatively to the collar the aforesaid outer and inner portions areseparated or spaced apart in the manner previously described 1 by-BlOVlIlgthG device lengthwise ofthecollar troin one end to the other endthereof Therefore, stated more particularly, the. de vice consists of astructure comprising a fran'ie-like member having a substantiallylongitudinalopening; a rigid member locat-ed centrally within saidopening, said member extending from one end of said v frame-like membertowards, but stopping short of, the other end thereof, whereby aninverted U-like slot obtains between-the-said two members andconstitutes a closed space for the traverse of the folds and top of thecollar withthe rigid member interposed in separating relation betweenthe folds; and a handle at an end of said frame-like member v In orderthat the said invention may be clearly understood and readily carriedinto effect the same will now be described by way of example withreference to the accompanying drawings in whiche- Fig. 1 is aperspective view; Fig. 2 an elevation and Fig. 3 a cross section takenon the line 33 of Figure 2 of-one construction of the device accordingto this invention.

free end of the intermediate member being gradually reduced in thicknessand rounded off at its terminal end as well as being provided withcurved corners between such terminal and the side edges as shown in Theshape in cross section of the intermediate member as particularly shownin Fig. 3 is such that the said side edges are of approximatelysemi-circular form and the surfaces thereof are of slightly curved shapein order to enable the member to be passed between the said outer andinner portions of the collar with a minimum amount of friction. Thesides of the handle portion are continued a's't-he outside members 0which extend on each side of the intermediate member a and'terminatewith a spacing piece (Z disposed a comparatively short distance. fromthe free end of the interniediate member and closing the space betweenthe outside membersat the end opposite to that of the handle portion 6.Thus constructed a U-shaped space or slot is provided between theintermediate member and the outside members and the spacing piece, theU-shaped space or slot being capable of receiving one end of a doublecollar with the intermediate member between the outer and inner portionsthereof and permitting the collar to be passed lengthwise through thespace or slot for separatingithe outer and inner portions suffic entlyto enable a tie to be freely moved lengthwise of the collar after it hasbeen through the ends of the outside member 0,

the pin cl being formed with a screw threaded portion for receiving amilled headed nut 6 whereby the space between the out-side members 0 andthe intermediate member a may be adjusted the outside memher 0 tendingto spring outwardly in opposition to the pressure exerted by the nut e.

What I claim and desire to secure by Let- '1. A device for separatingthe inner and v outer portions of shirt-collars of the folded or doublekifid cofi si'sting' 'of a struc'ture comprising iafr'airi'e-haying' a101i "t-udinal opening intervening neeween tw-o parallel side walls; arigid member positioned centrally within said opening and" parallelwiththe walls thereof, said member extending from one end of said frametowards, but stopping short of, the other end thereof, whereby a dividedinverted U-slot obtains between the said two members and constitutes aclosed space for the'ftrav'erse of the folds and topfof the collar with'therigid member interposed inseparatingrelation between the. foldsand'fafliaindlel at-ian end of said frame.

g 2. A' device for separating the inner and outer portions of shirtcollars' of the folded or double kind, comprising "af handle portion, arigid separating member direetly associated with Ethe 'fhandl'e portion'and adapted to be inserted f'betwee'n-"the inner and outer portion'satone endof the collar and to be passed fronijthence to the other endofthe-collar" to space the said inner and outer "portions apartthroughout the length of the collar, "two outside members associated atone end with the handle 'portion and arranged one on each side of, andsubstantially parallel with the separating member, and a. spacing memberconnecting the outer ends ofgthe two outside members beyond the end ofthe separating member to form a u -shapedspace. for the-passage of thecollar. 7

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signa ture. i i F ANK LPHINSTQ ST

